Coupon-printing telegraph machine



y F. J. HAUPT Er Al.. Gourou PRINTING '.l1s:1.EefRA PH mcnxm:

Filed Aug. 5, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1l SePt? 2, 1930' F. .IL HAUPTET AL COUPON PRINTING TELEGRAPH MACHINE Filed Aug. 3, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IZ 126 .H5

NVENTORS.' Fran f/.lL/aupt and 114 fmengarz d .forfora ,V A ORNEY I "i liaf'emecl t sept. 2, 1930 UNITED srT-S FRANK J. HAUBLFBERGENFIELD, AND'EiviiiRsoNJ, soit'roii-E, OFMETHETNEW- the selecting mechanism; of v an automaticv 15 4 JERSEY,*Assisrivoias` 'rol THE WESTERN UNION' ,-YORK, N. Y., A comfoimmio'Nfor',Nnwyoiar;l ,i I

TELEGRAPH vCOMPANY, on

COUPON-'PRINTING jTiiLEGnArii iviAc'HiNE Y yApplication mea Auguste, 1.929.' .serial Ndfasazso.

This invention relates to printingftelegraph i u machines ofthe type in Which the selection of f the printing character is; determined by av combination of electrical impulses yand-.,n'iore. -particularly to a coupon paper feed nieiitfor a printer of this nature.

In printing telegraphsystems employingy Ymachines of this type it is usual to. use, the c transmitting station, a keyboard transmitter which, When a definite characterkey is-def pressed, sends' out al combination of electrical impulses, usuallyrof. fiveor siX units, *WhichY are transmitted to the receiving station [Where printing unit -s'elects'the particular typefba'r onY Which the desired printing character is mounted. 'v The selected' type-bar .is `then-y moved against the paper andthe tape'gadmitter.V l y Telegraphl printing machines as'heret/ofore Y constructed, have been adapted only'for lcontinuous Writing, i. e., for each signal-.fco'inbinationtransmitted the paper is advancedasingle letter space only. Itis desirable, hovfvever, in certain kinds ofbusiness suchlas brokerage houses, mail order concerns','banks and the like to transmit, from a distant point, individual orders or :messages consisting of only'a fevvy charactersand inv order to facili-ff tate the handling and filing of such orders' it..j is desirable that 'theyl bek receivedvon indi-` vidualslips orcoupons of uniform size some? what larger than that required .for-theorder l or messagel alone.

The invention is particularly adaptable tov brokerage houses in which a lar'geportion ofvthe telegraphic traic consists offbuy. and

sell orders of only afew characters in length.y

D In ank application of'Long and ,'Sortore, filed July 27, 1929,1Serial` No. 381,567, acoupon printing telegraph machine of thek above nature is described and the present invention is in some respects an improvement upon the machine -describedin such applical tion. Briefly, the inventiondisclosed Vin said v prior vapplicationl comprises ak 4telegraph printingfunit having, in addition to the regular, step" by step', feeding mechanism con-` .trol'ledy by thetransmitted message, van aux'- f'iliaryjpaper feed mechanism vvhich is set into operation afterthe inessage'has been complete'd, by the actuation offa definite key-lever of thekeyboardtransmitter to feed the paper 'we y' automatically an additional distance, suchv l. f

that-the coupons VWill be-of the same length,V y v in keach case, irrespective ,off the length ofthe message. The actuationof the auxiliary tape f* f feed key-leverof the'keyboard transmitter Ycauses a predetermined signal combination to; be transmitted tothe printing unit,lvvhich 1 nismof thefprinter causes-an-,electrical coil-` tactto Vbe closed,` thus completing a vcircuitl through a magnet Whichv operates' a clutch Ymechanismffor connecting'the shaftofthe auxiliary paper feed mechanism to agsource.-

of power; The shaft of the-auxiliary paper feed mechanism rotates the paper feed roll- .through the regular type-bar selecting mechai ers toadvance the tapelthrough the printer.

This 'auxiliarypapervfeed mechanism after it is once'set into-operation,continues to feedy the paper until its operation is kdiscontinued by an automatic timing device controlled by the extent of movementof they paper or paper f feed: mechanism. The timingdevice is 4actu-IH atedbyboth the main paper feed mechanismV and the auxiliaryl paper vfeed 'mechanism, so that it` discontinues'f thefoperation ofthe auX- ili-ary paper feed mechanism'vvhena definite-A -flength ofv paper has been *advanced Ithrough the machine, irrespective of thelength of the i message. i Y l W A t the completion ofthe feeding operation,A a paper Vsevering device is operated toV cutY olf the printed portion ofthe paper from the unprintedportion thereof.; This mechanism! operates periodically irrespective of Whether,` Y

pons or-continuous messages-and therefore the machine is being employed to V'print coufV interferes, to some eXtent,ivith thenormal use ofthe machine receiving continuous mes-` sages. L

,One of the objects of the present invention` is to overcome this difficulty and to provide a coupon tape printing machine in which the coupon severing or indicating apparatus is operated only in response to the coupon tape feed signalcombination. n y

Another object is to provide an attachment y for atape printing telegraph machinel for producing coupons .of uniform size which ,f does not interfere with the normal functioning of the Vmachinewhen employed for other than'coupon printing operations'.

A 'further object is to provide a* shift mech .y anismv for a tape printing machine to enable either upper or lower case characters tobe printed, in which the paper remains laterally stationary and the platen is shifted relative I thereto.

, prepared through mec Aanism operating only in response to the automatic tape feed signal, f

the circuit'being subsequently completed by a timing device which has a definite cycle 'of voperationindependent of whether continumarginal rV-shaped notch. In order` that thev notch-punching mechanismwill properly register withthe margin ofthe tape, irrespecousmessages or coupon feeding signal combinations are transmitted.

- Preferably we do'not completely sever the coupon. from the kunprinted portion of the tape but indicate the end of the coupon by a tive of whether upper or lower casefcharactersare being printed, the paper is held laterally stationary and the platen is shifted l independent of the' active or' shifting portion ofr the platen .soas not be interfere with the op-` eration thereof. Y v

651i tol "theselected character, willbe pulled into relative thereto. The tape feed is made in- In order that theinvention may be mor fully understood reference will be had to the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig.. 1 is a diagrammatic View of apparatusembodying our invention.

Fig@ is an elevational view of the platen and platen shifting mechanism, and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the platen shiftingwmechanism. The printing unit tc which our invention applies, employs a group of Atype bars arranged ina semi-circle and striking downward. The type bars are seelected, inthe usual manner by a group of semi- 00 l circular notched. lcode bars controlled by selecting cams, in response to the received combination of electrical impulses, to bring' a single set of notches in the codebars into alignment, whereby a pull bar, corresponding is.y to provide a paper feed the aligned notches and thus brought into a position to be engaged by the operating bail of the printer on upward movement thereof. The operation of the pull bar actuates the corresponding type bar. After each movement of the operating bail, the paper is stepped ahead one letter space preparatory the lsucceeding printing sign al.

rll his form of rintinc' tele 'ra h machine is well. known in the art, and the above described ymechanism forms no part Vofthe present invention, except in so far as it operates in conjunction with the paper feed mechanism, :the platenY shift mechanism and the punch mechanism and controls the operation thereof through the received signal combination.

understanding `of the present invention.

Referring now tc Figure 1, we have shown a paper supporting roller 1() and a platen roller 11, spaced apart to permit the use of a relatively wide tape 12, shown in dotted lines. vrllhe tape passes from a reel, not shown, from right to left over the rollers 10 and 11 and between feed rollers 13 and lil. 'The feed roller 13 is fixed to the shaft 15 ef the platen so as to rotate therewith, and the opposed feed roller 111 is mounted upon a shaft 16. The'roller 141 is pressed against the roller 13 by a spring, not shown, so that the paper will be moved forward during rotation of the platen shaft 15. The shaft 1.5 is provided with a gear 17 meshing with a'gear 18 fixed to the auxiliary shaft 16 so t iat the feed rollers are driven in unison. The roller 10 is rigid with the shaft 15 and the platen 11 is shiftable longitudinally therewith to enable either upper or lower case characters to be printed. lt is keyed to the shaft l5 by a key and slot connection 19 so that it rotates therewith' during the forward feed of the tape'. v An inling ribbon, not shown, is disposed immediately above "the platen roller 11.

'Platen shaft 15 has a driving gear 2O on itsinner end mating with a 21 secured to a main paper feed shaft Q2 disposed parallel to the platen shaft 15.

' The normal forward feed of the tape during the printing of the order or message is accomplished through the usual ratchet and pawl paper feed mechanism. centplled by the operating bail 23. The cpe-r bail is mountedy upon a vertical plunger 24 having a cam face 25 which engages a roller ou upper end of a bell crank lever 26, piveted at 2?. Upon upward movement cf the plunge er. the roller of the bell crank lever moves out of the depression formed by 'the cam surface of the plunger, and through the lower arm of the bell crank lever moves the pawl 28 downward. The pawl arranged so as to engage one of the teeth of the spacing ratchet wheel 29 upon the downward movement thereof.. The upward movement of the rIherefore, it is deemed unnecessary to describe the same in detail, for a proper paWl, tol rotate the ratchet Wheel, occurs when g through the rotation of the operating plunger is returned to its normal position.l Rotation of the'ratchetwvheel advances the Vpaper through the machine 'and 14; Y Y I vIn addition to this regular paper .feed mechanism an auxiliary paper feed mechav nism is provided Which is set into' operation vafter the completionjof the message `by the depression of a special tape feed key leverkl of thel key board transmitter. This auxili'ary 'paper feed mechanism continues the feeding of the paper until a predetermined 153 length thereof has beenadvanced through the 'machine 'l Agear 3Q mounted uponv'a-n extended part of the :main paper feed shaft 22'opposite fthe spacing ratchet 29 meshes With abevel vzov gear 31 mounted 'on' theendof an 'intermediate shaft 32. v,The shaftfa32 is driven by n .bevel gears .33 and 34l fromthelauxiliaryl paper feed shaft 35. A .driven ,number`36 i of a clutch 37 is disposedat 'the opposite end ofithe shaft35 fromA the gear 34. y The driv- Q ingmember 38 of the clutch is isecuredto and slot connection'42,'to a fixed element .4Z-3f secured to the shaft'f39 sofas to rotate therefr With.' The driving element 38 `of tlieclutcliy lmay be moved into a engagement Wi-tlr Vthe c driven member 36 to transmit motion to shaft y:

35. .The operation of the clutch isgcontrolled by ay magnet 44, the armature ofwvhichlhas ayoke 4 6 attached-thereto. y The legs of the yoke engage in 'an rannular'recess 47" ofv t-he driving clutch member38 fand move .the twol clutch members into engagementand dis-1 engagement vupon, energization or deenergization of the magnet; A spring 48 disengages the clutch upon deenergization of the-mag-y net.v In the foregoing mechanism, it will be noted that the paper may! be v'fed.,forivardjf .either by the normal feed mechanism includ'- ing the paWl and ratchet '28.and 29.013' the'y auxiliary paper feed by the clutch 37.

The energization ofthe magnet 44 forini-f.v tiating the operationof the vauxiliary paper feed mechanismfis controlledthrough the key board transmitter. At the conclusion ofthe j transmission of the order yor other message i' during Which a definite quantity of tape has been fed, iffit is desired to cause enough blank tape to be automaticallyand additionally'fedf out as to give a uniform length of coupon,

the transmitting operator'depresses the aux@ iliary .tape feed key to transmit aV signal* combination which Will operate one ofV the,`

the feed rollers 13 50 and 51,1 conductor 54, apair oftiming con;

I 56 are opened".

mechanism controlled gage a-pair of normally/.open contacts-5() and 51`to close the same and thus complete a` circuit through the magnet-44 and a; locking relay 52, from the ground 53, said. contacts tacts 55 and 56 Yand afconductor v5Tto the -vvinding of tlieclutch magnet 44 and the lock-7 fing relay 52. '.lrlierelay through its armature 58"'co'mpletes' a locking circuit throughthe F vipu'llfbars49 vvhicli is vdisposed so las to ven Y clutch; magnet land locking relay from the i ground 59, armature 58, conductor 54, con'- tacts 55 and 56 and conductor 57.4 vThe clutchv mayV thus remainV egiie'rgizedto continue the .f paper feed operation until the contacts 55 and ing device the purpose of which iste disconvThe contacts55and hformpart of 'a tim-1v tinue the:operation` of thev auxiliary 'paper' `feedfmechanisin after the Ydesired length of Iofthe operation of printing a'coupoiuv is disposed-oppositethe contact'55 so as to enable the contacts 55 and 56 tobe open Upon the 85 tapeha's been fed, to formthe coupon. These"A 'p 'contacts,arecontrclled byfaicai'n (iOmounted' n upon .a shaft 35. The cam 60 has arecess -61 infoneside :thereof which aft the beginningr Y eef'k 1 printing of the first characterof the orderfor@V i message, the normal tapemechanism is op--f-v eratedthrcugh.the pawl and ratchet 28A and 29 through thefgears30 and 3.1, intermediate shaft `321and the gears 33; and 34.l The rotation' ofthe cam-.'60 in respcnseto the first printing signal, causes contacts 55 and 56 to close. The'cammovesjaround With each sub- :sequent` printing signal. j l 'After the auxiliary tape feedmechanism is Y set-into operation by actuation of the auxiliary tape feed lever, it continues to oper- I ateuntilthe cani 6Ohmakes a complete revolution and the recess 61 again cornes into pothe contacts open-and thus break the circuit: through the clutch mag-net 44 and the locking f relay The Vretractile spring V48 causes the disengagementoftheclutch 37.VV y i #The length of the coupon is'definitely determined bythe cam 60, which beingactiiated. l u i I by both the main Vpaper feed mechanism and the auxiliary paper feed mechanism, Vcauses thecoupon to 'be of uniform length, regardless of the number ofcharacters of whichv the o Y messagel is composed. Y n

-Atthe completion of the tape feeding operation, the coupon maybe severed from the unprinted portion Vof the tape, but preferably i We ymerelyindicate thelength ofthe coupon by making a V shaped notch or serration 62 kin the margin.V This is accomplished bypass-l ing the tape as it'leaves the .printing platen 'over a Ystationary die plater 63 and under ay Vr shaped punch'64. The punch 64 is affixed Pto a vertical plunger 65 which is'normally biased to'its upper position by a lsurroundf ingspiral'springv66. The operation of they sitionfopposite they Contact v55,"atWhichtime :punchis effected by a punch magnet 67 having an armature 68 pivoted at 69. The free end of thefarmature hassan extension 70 nor- ,mally resting uponl a shoulder 71 of the. plunger so that uponenergization 4of the v punch magnet, the plunger' and Apunch are `moved downwardly to cutthe marginal notch net 67 ris provided witha relay-72 through which the circuit is prepared, and axlocking relay73 for maintaining the relay 72 ener V'gized during the tape feeding operation.-

Relay 72 and locking relay 73 are'not operated by the main paper feed mechanism, but y onlyupon the actuation of the auxiliary paper feedL mechanism. Consequently, the punch `magnet 67 is rendered inoperative except `when a coupon feeding signal is received.

rlhe circuit for 4the punch magnet extends from asource of power 74 through the arma-y ture 75 of therelay 7 2, conductor 7 6, a pair of normally open contacts 77 and 78, conduc-` tor 79, winding of punch magnet 67 conduci tor 80, contact 810`f the clutch locking relay 52 and armature 58 to the ground at 59.

i -Thecontacts 77 and 78 are controlled byV a cam 82 on the amrilia'ryk paperfeed shaft 35. The cam 82 has a projection 83 on its periphery which vengages the contacts 77 and 78 to close the same once each revolution of,A

the paper feed shaft and thereby to complete rthe' oircuitthrough the punch magnet, providing the circuit has been properly prepared through the @operation of the armature 75 of the relay 72 and the release of the armature 58 ofthe clutch locking relay 52.V The position of ktheproiection 83 is suoli relative to lthe recess 61of the timing` cam 60'that the contacts 77 and 78 close immediately after the termination of the auxiliary paper feed i' operation. The contact 81 of the clutch lockingrela-y 52, through which the punch magvnet circuit is prepared, in part, insures that thepunch magnet `will not operate until the movement of the tape has been arrested by the opening ofthe clutch circuit. p

The function of the relay 72 is to enable the unch magnet operatinc circuit to be y prepared only in case the auxiliary paper feed mechanism has been set into operation.

- llpon operationof the clutch 37. to feed the coupon to the printer, one wall of the annular Y recess 17 of the clutchv engages the contact u arm 84 toclose a pair of normally open contacts 85 and 86,1t0 energize the locking` relay 73 `through conductors 87 and 88, and a pair of normally closed contacts 89 and 90. This causes the armature 91 of the locking relay 73 to engage contact 92 and complete Va lock# ing circuit for the relay 72 through a source of power 93, winding of relay 72, conductor 94, armature 91, winding of relay 73, conducn tor 88 and contacts 89 and 90 to the ground 95, thus moving and holding the armature 75 of the relay 72 against its lower contact and preparing, in part, the punch magnet circuit. The relay 72 remains energized until released by the operation of the punch magnet.y The punch magnet has a downward extension 96 provided with a strip of insulation 97 which, on the operation of the-punch magnet, engages contact 89 and opens the circuit. thus releasing the armature of the relay 72. rlhe punch magnet cannot be again operated by the continued rotation vof the cam 82 until after the circuit has again been prepared through operation of the auxiliary paper feed mechanism.

It will be noted that with the mechanism and circuit arrangement described, upon transmission of an auxiliary paper feed signal, the paper is automatically fed forward a variable number of spaces depending upon the length of the message previously transmitted, to produce a coupon of uniform length, and each initiation of the operation of the auxiliary paper feed mechanism prepares, in part,` the circuit yfor the punch magnet, which circuit is further prepared through the release Aof the armature of the clutch locking relay 52, the circuit being subsequently completed by the closing of the contacts 77 and 78. Since the completion of t-he punchvmagynet circuitis dependent upon the operation of the auxiliary paper feed mechanism, it does not interfere with the operation of the printing unit for receivingcontinuous messages.

Referring to Figures 2 and 3, we have shown the platen 11 and shift mechanism whereby the paper is maintained laterally stationary and the platen roller is shifted to eifect the printing of the upper or lower case characters. The platen roller 11 is free upon the shaft 15 so as to slide longitudinally thereon, beneath the tape 12, the paper being engaged by the feed rollers 13 and 14.- and thereby held laterally stationary. rlhe platen roller 11 is provided on itsinner surface with y a hub 98 having an annular recess 99 therein,

the hub being provided with one elementlOO of the key and slot connection 19, the opposed element 101 of which is fixed to the shaft 15. A plate or yoke shaped member 102 engages inthe annular recess 99 to shift the platen 11. The yoke is actuated by a shift pull bar 103 controlled by the selecting mechanism of the printing unit. rlhe yoke is connected by a link 104; with a vertical arm 105 of a. U-shaped bell-crank lever 106 pivoted to posts 107 and 108. The horizontal arm 109 of the lever is disposed beneath one end of a horizontal lever 110 pivoted, intermediate its ends to a pull bar 1 03 are'shown kin vtheir 11pp.e} pSition, in which positionthe yoke 102 andthe -k-10. Platen `11` are shifted to their extreme vright Athe pull baris moved downward away. from v A vthe leyer'110, and-.the yoke 102 and platenlf are 'returned to .their :left hand'positions, by. a retractile spring 1126i fastened tothe yoke :ingoperated by the'stoppingthereofv 1 mari In `Figures 2 and 3 theoperating bail 23: and

hand position. VOn vthe ,downward movement of the operating bailto its ,normalpositiom andto oneside 1117 of a U-bracket 118 which is secured tothe base Y119,; The gmovem'entfof the pull bar 103 with .each operation ofthe operating bail 11 to shift the platenfis controlled by a code kbar 120 operating in ,re-pA spense to a shift signal. lIn they lnormal .or

left handposition yofthe platen, thecodefbar l120 extends across the top of the pull barand; prevents upward movement thereof, iand moved away fromthepull bar to allowi-t'to *followV lthe upward Lmovement of the noperating bail land thus tovshift the platen. j.

120provided with anupturned end 121 '1The` Vyokeand u pturned'end'121 are providedfwith f alignedopenings 122 and 123ghayingsliding casecharacterswhich permits the punch 64 to. vbe p ermanently positionedjadj acentlA the 'mar- #gin of the paper 'and thus eliminates the nelrv ceslsit'y ofproviding forthe relative move-Q?v Hf msm for energizing saidjrelay,said-relay I 1 wwhen 'energized preparing, lat'lea'st4 in` 'part, vsaid "electric contrl-fcircuit,and means oper` Y f i-While we .have shownfa: serrating vpunchoperated by the'magnet `6'?, itis to'be under-, stood that in place thereof a paper-severing?, device may be employed'or other paper en The yoke 102and lal horizontal extension engagement with Aguide rods 1211 an jl1`125disl posed, one on eachf'side of thefcenter k'lineof thefshaftly The guide rods areSecured'iny the vertical arms of the bracket 118." ,"A ribj y' bon guide 125 is mountedupon the uppe'rfendf; of theyoke 102 soy Vas t'o move the' ribbon withA the platen 11.

The paper remalns laterally l stationary du'ring thezprintingof both upper andflower f eed'mechanism, a paper stamping device," an 'electricfcelltrl cireut fOi Seid Stampig'def' '.Vice, a relay and means actuated Vupfon the ment of the punch andpaper; j f

gaging means for indicatingthelength of In place of Y Obviously many changes an'dmodilicationsj lwill occur to those skilledin Vthe art, and vx/@ thea'uxiliary paper 'feed mechanismand be ing completed upon y the stopping'thereof.

do notqdesire'to be limited to thefexactjde means for 'starting the operating'of the'auxiliary paper feed mechanism, means for stopp ingthe operation of the said'auxiliary paper feedl mechanism `after af' pre-determined length of paperhasbeen fed through the machine, and means for operating the paper stamping device, said latter .means being prepared for operation' `up on the startingof f2. In a printingftelegraph machine, -a main paper .feed i mechanism, an auxiliary; paper feedA l mechanism, an v electrically-Q operated stamping L /device; means" for starting the` @sod said' auxiliary paper feed mechanism and vbe- 5" l operation'ofthe auxiliary paper feedfmecha.`

nism,` means for stoppingthev operation'of l said auxiliary/ paper feed'mechanismfafter va pre-determined llength ofpaperhas be'en'fed cuitbeing prepared, prior to the stopping of vr3. In aprintingtelegr'aphmachine, amain paper 'feed' "mechanism, an auxiliary paper starting 0f the ,auxiliary Paperfsedf mche? atingafterfthe termination of the auxiliaryk tape feed operation, kto complete said control `circuit to bring said stamping.'deviceI'into. fengasementjwthth@ paper-I" 'the pinch 645. may employa; 5; vIn a printingftelegraphmachine, amaln number-ingfdevice,for numberingthe cou? "pons-in 'sequenceV or atimingstamp forfi'n-'f dicating the exactl time ofthe reception'off Vthe order, such devices being renderedfoper- 'ative only upon-the actuation of the auxiliary" Vpaper feed mechanism, land, in the-appended.' Y Y v claimsV Vw"e" `intend -1 ,to include by the'- term stamping' device, all'devices of this character.

paper 'feed "mechanism, 'an auxiliary paper feed' mechanism, a'paperstampingfdevicefan -electric controlcircuitforsaid stamping de-4 p I "Vice, a-relay means -actuatedf'upon .the starting of the auxiliaryfpaper feed InechaA nism 'rifor'-energizingsaid relay, 'said' relay wraienereized preparing, ia. least-Liefert; aidelectriccontrol" circuit, and means" oper tingafter:the-'termination'ofthe auxiliary V'tapefeed operation vto completey said control K- f`l `I3() circuit', te bringsaid. stamping deviceji'nto enf-,

upon yreceipt of a shiftvsignal thetcode bar is lf through the machinega circuitjfor Bald 618031 trically operatedstamping dey1ce said cir-j v paperj feed-mechanism, anauxiliary paper feed mechanism, apaperstamping device, anVr electric control circuitfor said stamping device, .a'relay and 'means actuated upon the "starting of theV auxiliary paperV feed -mecha- L' nism for Yenergizing said relay,sxaid relayk g when energized preparing, at least'in` part,- "said )electric control circuit andimeansjfort r105 f f siibsequentlyk Completing said circuit.A 'j 4; Iniaprinting telegraph machine, amain r gagement `with the and to open the circuit to said relay. f

6. Inra printing telegraphmachine, a main `paper feed mechanism,l an auxiliaryv paper feed mechanism, a paper serrating device,

meansfor starting the auxiliary paper feed mechanism into operation,atiming device for "automati cally discontinuing the operation of the auxiliarypaper feed mechanismV after a predetermined length of paper has been fed jthroughthev machine'hy the main and auxiliary .paper feedmechanisms, a circuit for said paper .serrating device, a relay for pre- `paring said circuit, at least ink part, an aux- I "l iliary 'circuit for'said relay and a locking ref lay in said auxiliary circuiti, said relays being n energized upon the actuation of the auxiliary j paperfee'd mechanism and means controlled by theoperation of the serrating device for p opening the circuit to saidirelays.

t 7; `'Infa'tape printing telegraph machine, a

Vmain and auxiliary tape' feed" mechanism, an

electrically operatedstamping device, circuit yforsaid stamping device, a relay .for pre- `paring saidcircuit, inpart, a second relay for s further preparing said circuit, said iirst relay 'operating toprepai'e said circuit upon the Starting of the auxiliary paper feed mechaoperationof saidauxiliary paper feed mech- Y i nism, and said second relay operating to prefao pare saidcircuit further upon the stopping Vof the auxiliary paper feed mechanism.

`8. V'In a coupon printing telegraph machine,

a main paper feedmechanism, an auxiliary paper feed mechanism, a stamping device, an"

electro-magneticv device for controlling the anism, av locking circuit therefor, a second v9. In a' coupon printingl'telegraph machine,

l afm'ain paper feedmeclianism, an auxiliary 'Y paper feed mechanism, a stamping device, anl electro-magnetic device for controlling the` operation of said auxiliary paper feed mech- ,f amsm, a locking circuit therefor, a second electro-magnetic device for operating said stamping device acircuit therefor, a relay for i preparing said last mentioned circuit, in part, upon energization of 'saidflirst electro-magnetic device, a locking circuitffor said relay,l means for opening said first locking circuitl after a predetermined operation of said aux-v iliary paper feed mechanism, means for further-[preparing thercircuit Vfor said second upon'operation of said second electro-'magnetic device.

lO. ln a coupon printing telegraph machine, a'main paper feed mechanism, an auxiliary-paper feed mechanism, a paper serrat-A ing punch, av magnet for controlling the operation of said auxiliary paper feed mechanism, a locking relay for said magnet, a second magnet for operating said punch, a circuit for saidmagnet, a relay and means functioning upon energizing of said first magnet for energizing said relay to prepare, in part, said punch magnet circuit, 'and means functioning upon deenergization of said lockinO' rela for further re arnfr said circuit and aA timing device operating after the termination of the auxiliary paper feedoperation, to complete said circuit to operate said paperserrating punch.

vll. In a.V tape printing telegraphmachine,

fa printing mechanism having upper and lower case characters, a platen, a platen shaft, a paper feeding roller, said paper feeding rollervhein'g fixed to said platen shaft, and said platen being longitudinally movable thereon, relative to the paper feed roller;

12. In a tape printing telegraph machine, a printing mechanism having upper and lower case characters, a platen, ashaft therefor,

' a feed roller fixed to said shaft independently of said platen, means for rotating. said shaft to rotate the platen and feed roller and means for shifting said platen relative to the feed roller to effect the printing of either upper or lower case characters.

In testimony whereof we aiiix our signatures. v Y vFRANK J. HAUPT. EMERSON J. SORTORE.

j electro-magnetic device upon opening of saidy i l first locking-circuit, means for subsequently. .completing the circuitzto thesecond electromagneticfdevice, to operate :the same, and

means for opening said second locking circuit 

